ghjuvanni
Responses from ghjuvanni
| External DAC? I typically just leave the volume on the integrated amp (which has balanced input; Marantz doesn’t seem to have it) at about 9. It can be controlled from a remote but very ergonomically, so it is simpler to adjust volume from the (great) remote th... | |
| External DAC? Congrats on the good decision to keep the RME. Try headphones and IEMs with it too. Manufacturers charging more than RME's price are in trouble :-) I believe that with digital to audio conversion you can only do so much... Even if you were spend 1... | |
| External DAC? Very happy user of RME ADI-2 DAC FS here. Significant improvement over Node 2i's built in DAC! I also use it w/ headphones and IEMs. Pls check out reviews on B&H Photo, where I bought (and reviewed) one. | |
| Looking for a front end streamer only. Why do people want to spend more than the cost of Node 2i?There is no such thing as "cleaner sound" in the digital domain provided you are not losing bits of your FLAC. The DAC, however, will make a difference -- but no need to spend more than abo... | |
| ... abit confused: how does a power cord affect the presentation of sound... Here's my $0.02...I didn't believe PC could make any difference. (I studied electronics).Borrowed a cable (Kimber) from a friendly Audio store (Q-Audio in Cambridge, MA). To my and my friend's utter amazement the cable DID make a pretty obvious di... | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Dire Straits -- You and Your Friend (the opening originally sold me on my KEF 104/2) | |
| Streamer Value Question Innous vs Bluesound @chorus"So the streamer does in facthave an audible impact on SQ as most other components?"I don't think so. But the DAC does. I happily switch between Node 2i, (portable player) Fiio M11 (with SPDIF out), or an old laptop. I just need them to del... | |
| Best CD player under $2000 Best CD player under $2000 is NO player at all. Just rip all the CDs to FLAC files.I have an old Adcom CD player which luckily has digital (coax) output, I let the external DAC (RME ADI-2 DAC) do the job of converting digital. But I hardly use the... | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? Using Node 2i on wifi. No problems.Your mileage may vary depending on router and signal strength | |
| A warm DAC? Why no interest in streaming if you are already playing CDs? Imagine having access to 250,000 CDs, many of them remastered, and/or with a higher resolution than CD.(Happy user of RME ADI-2 DAC FS here). | |
| Sold My Ayre QB-9 DSD - Help Me Choose A New DAC! Happy RME ADI-2 DAC FS user here. I am really curious what can beat it... | |
| Best debut album Emerson, Lake and Palmer - S/T | |
| Rupert Neve's RNHP & beyerdynamic Amiron (not great) Yes, I will do that. Also, I just ordered very short, very high quality 3.5mm connector to use between Fiio M11 and the RNHP. You can understand why I thought that this amp, given all reviews and RN's fame -- much bigger and heavier than the whole... | |
| has anybody else noticed this about flac audio? lossless is losslessexactly the same information == same sound | |
| External DAC connection for Bluesound Node 2i (after "Another streaming newbie" thread) RME ADI-2 DAC FSToslink from Node 2i to the DAC. Coax from Adcom CD player to the DAC.Balanced XLR cables from the DAC to MF M6si integrated.No need to spend big bucks on digital cables or XLR. |